Frontline Psychology
Emergency Services
People from many walks of life can be exposed to potentially traumatic incidents but for Emergency Service personnel or first responders this occurs at almost a daily rate. For Police Officers, Firefighters, Ambulance Officers and Paramedics these traumatic experiences often involve confronting threats to life, and witnessing or experiencing serious injury or death.
MPS has a rich history and expertise in working with Police since 2001, with some members of our team benefitting from working internal to Forces, including WA Police Force and Australian Federal Police. This in-depth knowledge and first-hand exposure to policing affords our staff an exceptional awareness of the challenges police officers face and the psychological consequences associated with the law enforcement work.
Our expertise in treating occupational issues for Police Officers later broadened to include work with Firefighters. Beginning in 2016 MPS secured a bespoke contract with the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) to provide multifaceted interventions for referred firefighters presenting with complex issues. Following this, our contract expanded to include counselling and training services state wide to all DFES firefighters, staff, volunteers and families.
To complete our therapeutic service repertoire of all three WA Emergency service organisations, we began offering counselling and treatment services to St John Ambulance Paramedics, Ambulance Officers, staff, volunteers and family members state wide through inclusion in a preferred provider panel in 2016.
On a daily basis MPS psychologists treat emergency service workers in our three practice sites, as well as also offering family support sessions, group therapy and training sessions to Emergency Service and law enforcement personnel regularly. We work with wellbeing staff internal to the three organisations, utilise literature from leading frontline researchers such as Phoenix Australia and are members of Emergency Service and Law Enforcement professional networks and interest groups. We have tailored our information, research, therapy and training programs specifically to assist first responders and law enforcement officers and welcome you to follow our dedicated twitter page @MPS_Psychology or contact our lead frontline Psychology Consultant Angela or call our receptionist Megan on 9433 6559 to learn about our state-wide, in person and remote services to WAPF, DFES and SJA members.
Defence Forces
MPS have been providing assessment and therapeutic services to Australian Defence Force members since 2010, both serving and retired.
Well positioned proximal to WA military bases Campbell, Leeuwin and Stirling with neighbouring practice locations in both Fremantle and Rockingham we provide therapy for those referred by Joint Services Health Command, BUPA Defence and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
All of our team work with serving and retired members, so if you would like to know more about our military informed treatment services please contact our lead consultant Lynda on 9433 5999. Lynda has worked within ADF across a range of operational functions providing psychological services to serving members. She also worked within DVA in a senior operational role managing state wide services to current and ex-serving members. This included ongoing liaison with DoD personnel to ensure services were delivered in accordance with DoD/DVA agreements and delivered innovative therapeutic formats that reflected members operational and personal circumstances.
Frontline Specialist Roles
MPS provides confidential consultancy, holding contracts with WA Government departments to provide services to frontline personnel working in certain specialist law enforcement, legal and forensic science roles. If your organisations has referred you under one of these approved contracts please complete the frontline submission form or contact us on 9433 6559 to book your first appointment. You will then receive access to our secure online booking system for scheduling at your convenience. If you are unsure if your role qualifies under one of these approved wellbeing schemes please contact our Specialist Programs Contract Manager Fiona on 9433 6559 to clarify.